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Drum carrier and vibration isolation support system

a support system and drum carrier technology, applied in the direction of music supports, instruments, music aids, etc., can solve the problems of pain for marchers, difficult mounting and/or removal of drums from the support structure,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-10
CROUCH STEVE P
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[0009]Briefly stated, the percussion musical instrument carrier and vibration isolation support assembly of the present invention provides a person with an apparatus by which a plurality of percussion musical instruments such as marching tom drums may be supported on the person while standing, walking, or marching. Each of the percussion

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Where the instruments are rigidly maintained at a particular playing position, the straps or structure associated with the carrier can cause painful discomfort to the marcher.
Even if that is not the case, however, attachments through the shell make it difficult to mount and / or remove the drum from the support structure.

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[0021]The following detailed description illustrates the invention by way of example and not by way of limitation. The description clearly enables one skilled in the art to make and use the invention, describes several embodiments, adaptations, variations, alternatives, and uses of the invention, including what is presently believed to be the best mode of carrying out the invention.

[0022]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a shoulder supported percussion musical instrument carrier and vibration isolation support system of the present invention is shown generally at 10. The carrier comprises a belly-plate or vest portion 12 adapted to fit the torso of a wearer, a pair of shoulder straps 14, each secured to the vest portion 12 at a first end, and a back bar 16 linking the opposite ends of the shoulder straps 14 together. A pair of support rod receptacles 18 are secured to the front surface of the vest portion 12 by bolts or rivets 19. Support rods 20, preferably J-rods, are supported in the r...

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A shoulder supported percussion musical instrument carrier and vibration isolation support assembly providing support for a plurality of percussion musical instruments on a person while standing, walking, or marching. Each of the percussion musical instruments is detachably secured between upper and lower plates of an instrument support frame utilizing one or more tension element casings located about the circumference of each instrument. The instrument support frame, in turn, is secured to a supporting vest including vibration isolated shoulder straps. A special bushing is used in conjunction with the tension lugs of the percussion instrument to reduce friction coefficient and to maintain the alignment of the tension lugs.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The application is a divisional application related to non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 10 / 383,037 filed on Mar. 6, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,765,140, that in turn claims priority of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 372,494 that was filed on Apr. 12, 2002.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying percussion musical instruments, particularly drums of various kinds, and more particularly, to an a carrier hardware providing an attachment structure for the tension members of percussion instruments and to a vibration isolation system for supporting the carrier on a person while standing, walking, or marching.[0004]The prior art discloses many examples of apparatus for supporting percussion instruments such as drums, but none providing the combination of features disclosed and claimed herein. Structures for ...

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IPC IPC(8): G10G5/00
CPCG10G5/005
Inventor CROUCH, STEVE P.
Owner CROUCH STEVE P
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